David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co
David Shaw founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a pioneering quantitative investment firm that helped define systematic trading at scale. With a background in computer science, Shaw built teams that applied advanced computation to markets across equities, derivatives, and other assets. The firm remains one of the most important quant platforms in global finance, even as Shaw’s own public role has shifted over time.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$696M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$289M |
| 4 |
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
|
+$275M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$241M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$453M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$390M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$273M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$265M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.62% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.65% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.26% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
PUT
HF Sinclair
DINO
$16.6B
| $4.7M | 0.01% |
68,700
+52,800
| +332% | +$3.52M |
|
1552
PUT
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.4B
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
220,500
-37,200
| -14% | -$766K |
|
|
GLDD
1553
DELISTED
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
893,038
+16,654
| +2% | +$82K |
|
1554
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.28B
| $4.68M | 0.01% |
122,955
-60,570
| -33% | -$2.34M |
|
|
MFA
1555
MFA Financial
MFA
$894M
| $4.68M | 0.01% |
154,269
+102,710
| +199% | +$3.14M |
|
|
ESL
1556
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $4.67M | 0.01% |
63,265
+31,811
| +101% | +$2.35M |
|
|
OPB
1557
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
162,501
-6,818
| -4% | -$197K |
|
|
CNACU
1558
DELISTED
Constellation Alpha Capital Corp. Unit
CNACU
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
450,000
| – | – |
|
|
TWOU
1559
CALL
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
1,850
+183
| +11% | +$486K |
|
|
FTR
1560
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
865,010
+787,370
| +1,014% | +$6.42M |
|
|
BBT
1561
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.63B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
113,803
-5,268
| -4% | -$208K |
|
1562
CALL
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$99.7B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
65,800
+54,700
| +493% | +$4.18M |
|
|
VRTSP
1563
DELISTED
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. 7.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
VRTSP
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
42,500
+30,000
| +240% | +$3.16M |
|
|
BBBY
1564
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
231,087
+221,094
| +2,212% | +$4.13M |
|
|
VG
1565
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
357,273
+198,838
| +126% | +$2.28M |
|
1566
PUT
Copa Holdings
CPA
$6.04B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
48,600
+21,500
| +79% | +$2.41M |
|
|
PXD
1567
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
24,300
+13,200
| +119% | +$2.53M |
|
|
SAFM
1568
PUT
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
43,700
+35,900
| +460% | +$3.9M |
|
1569
PUT
eBay
EBAY
$47.2B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
126,400
+61,500
| +95% | +$2.39M |
|
1570
PUT
Illumina
ILMN
$34B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
16,859
+12,541
| +290% | +$3.19M |
|
|
AAMI
1571
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.32B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
321,123
+52,049
| +19% | +$797K |
|
1572
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$119M
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
445,664
+66,842
| +18% | +$692K |
|
|
MCRN
1573
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
| $4.56M | 0.01% |
241,038
+155,913
| +183% | +$3.08M |
|
|
INST
1574
DELISTED
Instructure, Inc.
INST
| $4.56M | 0.01% |
107,207
-65,457
| -38% | -$2.76M |
|
1575
PUT
General Dynamics
GD
$102B
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
24,400
+18,400
| +307% | +$3.77M |
|
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David Shaw's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, David Shaw held 4,066 positions worth $76.7B, up 4.4% from $73.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
David Shaw's Q2 2018 filing shows 622 new, 1,512 increased, 1,263 reduced and 399 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $648M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- David Shaw's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 4,161,679 shares worth $234M.
- David Shaw added most to Amazon in Q2 2018, an estimated $696M increase.
- David Shaw's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $453M.
- David Shaw fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $648M.
- David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $76.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw opened 622 new positions and closed 399 in Q2 2018.
- David Shaw's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $76.7B.
Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.